Drying form



J. F. M NAMAR'A 1,836,270

DRYING FORM Filed Jan. 26.1929

Patented Dec. 15,1931

UNITED J'OHN ;I.'M01TAMABA, or CHICAGO, rumors PATENT DRYINGEQBIP npplicati on filed January 26,1329.Seria1fio.33,330.

My invention relates in general to drying" forms, and more in particular. to improvements in drying forms for comblnationjundergarments similar to the type ofdrying form shown in myco-pendingapplication,

the size of the body.

Another object is the provisionof a drying form in which the sizes can be changedwith unusual rapidity.

, Other obiects and features of invention will be apparent from a detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings wherein 1 r Fig.1 is an elevational view showing one form which my invention may take; I

Fig. 2 is an irregular verticalgsectional view taken along; the line 2f2 of Fig. 1,and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line of Fig. 1 ,looking'upwardly. Referring now to the drawingsthe" form comprises two main bodyvportions 11 and 12 hinged at 13 and 14 respectively so as tobe foldable, The upper-portions 11a and 12a are provided with openings 16 and117 for I lightness and are supported "by retaining arms 18 and 19. These arms are secured to uprights 21 and 22 and areprovide'dwitha certain amount of spring tensionsoithat normally they tend'to hold the body members 11 and 12 "in any position in-which they {are placed.' In orderto more surely hold the parts in proper position I- provide slots 23 523 in thelframemembers and bolts and wing. nuts 24 extend throughapertures' theretaining members "so that the assembled frame maybe tightened in any position desired. 7 About the body portions are a palr of shoulder members 27 and 28 both slidable along a retaining memberv 29 which surmounts the top of a vertical shoulder suptends through-slots 33 carried bythe shoulder members. In this way the two shoulder memporting a member 31; The two shouldermemi bers are prevented from being withdrawn fromtheretaining member by apin 32which isrigidlysecurecl across the member and ex;

bers may be drawn outwardly withoutfbeingremoved from the retaining member. At the" same time the slots 34' provided the two members receive wing nut and bolt 36 which may be tightened tos'ecurevthe members in placel- As the drawings indicate a tongue-,and groove construction is employed: between the member 31 and the members 21 and" 22 so that vertical slidingmovement between these 'membersis permitted. Inorder to control thelength of the form the member 31 is slid upwardly and a'nut and bolt 37 extending through the members 18 and engaging in a slot 38 in the member 31 maintain the proper adjustment. V The portions of the'form just described'are in all material ways the same as in the origi nal formf The arm members, however,-'a're arranged differently. asfwillno'w be shown. Anarm member39 is secured to each side of the form, bymeans of 'a' triangular end piece 39a which is adapted tobe slid sideways into a corresponding slot in themember. 27 or 28 as the case maybe. Near the-outward extremity of the arm member a cooperating lower member 41 is provided pivoted to the 7 slots 43 providedin the shoulder members. This provides an adjustment for the width of the arms, the end of the pivoted member 41 being adapted to extendinto anyone .ofithe slots or, sockets 43, to obtain the proper width;

I also provide ,means for. automatically controlling the width of the legs, as will now be shown. To thelower end of the members 21 and22 leg enlarging members acme-47 are provided, thesemembers'being pivotedto the lower ends of the uprights arena 22, and having their ends. extending into suitable sockets 48 and 49 provided in the lowerfp'or tionof thelegfpart off arej rra 11b and 12b; fWith these'members mounted this way the 

